Books for children — which titles would you buy?

A lot’s been happening recently, not least that I’ve decided to help with a children’s library. It started with a chat about children who didn’t read or have books and developed into a real life conversation about whether I could help, so I started with a tweet:

OK, Twitter — if I were building a library for kids aged 4-11y, which three books should I buy first? *Thank you* x

It’s a brilliant list; thank you so much for your contributions. And for those who struggled to name just three books (I know, I ended up with loads…) the limit was tweet-related so if you think of more, please add them in the comments section below.

(For the sake of objectivity, I’m not listing people voting for their own books here, although do please feel welcome to join in on Twitter.)